MDCS41050 Clinical Placement 2

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module is part of the Professional Masters in Child Art Psychotherapy. The Clinical Placement 2 module has a similar structure to the Clinical Placement 1 module, and the student is usually placed in the same multidisciplinary CAMHS clinic for Clinical Placement 2 as the student attended in Clinical Placement 1. The placement is subject to appropriate Garda/Police Clearance. The placements are situated within a variety of child and adolescent mental health services throughout Ireland, with the student on clinical placement with the multidisciplinary team for one full day per week. The clinical placement typically commences before the end of Autumn trimester Year 1 and continues through to the end of the course in Summer Year 2. The Clinical Placement provides
the opportunity for the trainee to acquire clinical skills in the application of Child Art Psychotherapy within a
multidisciplinary team setting. The trainee learns to develop skills in observation, assessment, engaging in,
maintaining and terminating the therapeutic process. Careful planning takes place with the placement supervisor in
choosing suitable clients for the trainee. Prior to starting his/her own clinical work, the trainee observes clinical
sessions of the team members to become familiar with the variety of approaches practised in child and adolescent
mental health services. The clinical placement also provides an understanding of the importance of organisational
issues and professional responsibilities such as boundaries, confidentiality, appropriate ways of clinical note taking,
report writing and sharing relevant information about the progress of the therapeutic process with the placement
team and communication with the child's parents. It is a course requirement that each trainee should work under
supervision with at least 3 long cases during the period of the placement. Trainees take on further cases for Child
Art Psychotherapy assessment and shorter treatment periods. The student has an opportunity to co-work with
multidisciplinary team members and to contribute to the team process. Transparency is required in all
communications regarding trainee status. While on placement the student has method-specific supervision
provided by the UCD course and also has a placement supervisor provided by the CAMHS team.
100% attendance is expected, but 80% attendance is the minimum attendance required to achieve credit for the
module. Absences must be discussed with the module coordinator or course lecturers, who will require supporting
documentation (e.g. medical certificates). Students who miss part of the module may be asked to do a further piece
of work in remediation.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the module, a student is expected to have developed skills in the provision of Child Art Psychotherapy. The student should be able to indicate the ability to engage with and work with a young person for a number of sessions of Child Art Psychotherapy, and be able to demonstrate or discuss progress that the young person has made in the course of attending Child Art Psychotherapy. The student should also have learned to integrate their professional skills with those of other multidisciplinary team members in the CAMHS setting.

The student should have developed the ability to reflect on the role of Child Art Psychotherapy within the wider multidisciplinary context and to have some understanding of the legal framework (eg consent) and ethical considerations in mental health service provision.

Indicative Module Content:

Practical experience of providing Child Art Psychotherapy in a Multidisciplinary team setting.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Placement/Work Experience

240
Total

240
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Student is given opportunity to provide Child Art Psychotherapy with patients in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Settings. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Students must have already successfully completed the Clinical Placement 1 module and Child Mental Health Module before commencing Clinical Placement 2


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Pre-requisite:
MDCS41220 - Child Mental Health, MDCS41230 - Clinical Placement 1


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: Professional, Liaison, Communication abilities. Case management and provision of Child Art Psychotherapy in a CAMHS setting. End of Year Transition n/a Graded Yes

100

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
Repeat (CFP) Within Three Semesters
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Any student who is considered to be struggling with professional formation or with developing the skills of child art psychotherapy will be given advance feedback and a remediation plan will be suggested.

Name Role
Ms Áine Casey Tutor
Ms Nessa Muller Tutor
Jane O'Keeffe Tutor
Ms Simone Westerkamp Tutor
Ms Sheelagh Wilsdon Tutor
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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